Sem Moledo, Odair Hellmann define equipe para encarar o Vasco

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Se a reapresentação do Internacional ficou marcada pela volta de Rodrigo Moledo, nesta quarta-feira, o técnico Odair Hellmann descartou a possibilidade de o zagueiro voltar ao time titular diante do Vasco, na sexta-feira.

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No penúltimo treino da equipe, o zagueiro não apareceu no gramado. Após alguns minutos de aquecimento, o treinador pediu para a imprensa se retirar e deixou claro que o parceiro de Victor Cuesta fica mais uma rodada fora de combate.

Com a ausência de Moledo, o reserva Emerson Santos tem mais uma oportunidade na equipe titular. Este será o quarto jogo do defensor na equipe principal e o desempenho é positivo com três vitórias e um empate. Nestes duelos, o Colorado sofreu apenas um gol.

Além da zaga, o meio-campo terá mudança, já que D’Alessandro será poupado pela comissão técnica. No ataque, Rafael Sóbis fica com a vaga de Paolo Guerrero.

Caso não haja nenhuma mudança de última hora, o Internacional vai a campo com a seguinte formação: Marcelo Lomba; Zeca, Emerson Santos, Víctor Cuesta e Uendel; Rodrigo Lindoso, Edenílson, Nonato, Nico López e Guilherme Parede (Patrick ou D’Alessandro); Rafael Sobis.

Cobb, O'Brien steady Leicestershire

Leicestershire recovered from losing three quick wickets to Graham Wagg to finish in the ascendancy after an abbreviated first day against Glamorgan.

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ScorecardJosh Cobb helped steady Leicestershire after Graham Wagg’s three quick wickets•Getty Images

Leicestershire recovered from losing three quick wickets to Graham Wagg to finish in the ascendancy after an abbreviated first day against Glamorgan.Wagg removed Matt Boyce and Angus Robson in successive deliveries and added the scalp of Ned Eckersley shortly afterwards. His colleagues in the attack at Grace Road were not as penetrative, though, and Josh Cobb and Niall O’Brien were able to see the home side through to an early close on 221 for 4, with no play possible after tea.Glamorgan won the toss and chose to field, but Leicestershire openers Greg Smith and Boyce stood firm early on as 38 runs came in a wicketless first hour. With the score on 45, Boyce survived a strong caught-behind appeal off the bowling of John Glover having made 17.The half-century partnership did not arrive, though, as Smith threw a loose drive at Jim Allenby and Wagg’s diving catch in the covers made it 49 for 1, the batsman departing for 28. Boyce escaped after offering a straightforward slip chance to the usually reliable Stewart Walters and at lunch it was 82 for 1.After the interval, and a brief rain stoppage, Boyce began playing with increasing fluency and finding the boundaries – but he was to miss out on a half-century. The left-hander pushed half-forward to a Wagg outswinger and was taken by diving wicketkeeper Mark Wallace to end a partnership of 68. His 49 came from 122 balls, with eight fours.Wagg struck again with his next ball, bowling Robson for a golden duck, but stand-in Leicestershire captain Cobb survived the hat-trick ball and hit the last of the over for four.Eckersley reached 42 before edging behind to give Wagg his third wicket and new man Niall O’Brien unusually got off the mark with a five, substitute fielder David Lloyd throwing at the wrong end and the ball skipping on to reach the boundary.The fifty partnership came up in the 54th over and O’Brien took 11 runs from Dean Cosker’s sixth over – the veteran spinner’s previous five having yielded just two in total.There were few alarms and both batsmen were closing on half-centuries in an unbroken stand of 84 when more rain intervened. Cobb was just one run short, with O’Brien on 46 from 56 balls, but both were left to wait overnight as the post-tea session was wiped out in its entirety.

أنتوني يرد على صديقته السابقة: أثق في براءتي

أصدر لاعب فريق مانشستر يونايتد، أنتوني، بيانًا رسميًا عبر حسابه الشخصي بموقع إنستجرام بعد تطور الاتهامات الموجهة ضده من قِبل صديقته السابقة.

وكانت الصديقة السابقة لـ أنتوني، جابرييلا كالفين، قد اتهمت أنتوني في وقت سابق بالاعتداء عليها جسديًا في أكثر مناسبة.

وتطور الأمر الآن حيث يخضع أنتوني للتحقيق من قِبل محكمة ساو باولو البرازيلية، مع وجود تقارير صحفية تشير إلى إمكانية استبعاده من قِبل منتخب بلاده هذا الشهر.

من جانبه، قال أنتوني في بيانه الرسمي: “في إطار احترامي لجماهيري وأصدقائي وأسرتي، أشعر أنني مضطر للتحدث بشكل علني عن الاتهامات الباطلة التي وُجهت لي”.

وأضاف: “لقد تعاملت مع الموضوع منذ بدايته بجدية واحترام، وقمت بتزويد مسؤولي الشرطة بالإيضاحات اللازمة”.

وواصل: “تحقيقات الشرطة جارية تحت مظلة العدل ولهذا السبب لا أستطيع التحدث عن الموضوع بشكل علني، ولكني أستطيع أن أقول وبكل ثقة إن الاتهامات باطلة وإن الأدلة التي قدمتها، والتي سأقدم المزيد منها، ستثبت براءتي”.

وأردف: “علاقتي بالسيدة جابرييلا كانت متوّترة، وشهدت إهانات لفظية من الجهتين، ولكني لم أمارس أي نوع من أنواع العنف الجسدي، وكانت السيدة في كل إفادة للشهادة وكل مقابلة تقدم نسخة اتهامات مختلفة”.

وأكد: “وبالتالي أرفض كل تلك الاتهامات وأؤكد بأنني لا زلت رهن إشارة السلطات البرازيلية لتوضيح كل ما يحتاجونه، أثق بأن تحقيقات الشرطة المستمرة ستكشف الحقيقة، والتي تتمثل في براءتي”.

Thiago Rodrigues se anima com vitória em clássico e projeta Paraná na luta pelo G-4

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O Paraná fez bonito no último final de semana e venceu o Coritiba, no Couto Pereira, e esse triunfo no clássico motivou o elenco tricolor. Um dos principais nomes do clube em 2019, o goleiro Thiago Rodrigues revelou que o resultado e o bom desempenho da equipe vai dar confiança para a sequência da temporada.

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‘Vencemos o clássico no final de semana contra o Coritiba, fora de casa, e o resultado vai nos dar confiança para que a equipe continue evoluindo na temporada. Estamos muito motivados e confiantes para a sequência de 2019. O grupo vem se dedicando para crescer mais e mais de produção no segundo semestre’, afirmou.

De acordo com o arqueiro, o elenco paranista está focado no duelo com o Operário, em casa, nesta terça-feira, que pode aproximar ainda mais o grupo do G-4.

‘Uma vitória sobre o Operário vai nos colocar ainda mais próximos do G4. Com uma combinação de resultados podemos até entrar no grupo dos quatro primeiros colocados. Temos que vencer para mantermos esse ritmo forte e para irmos para a parada da Copa América em uma boa posição na tabela de classificação’, afirmou.

فاروق جعفر يكشف عن الفارق بين الأهلي والزمالك في فترة الانتخابات

تحدث فاروق جعفر نجم الزمالك السابق عن مشاكل النادي الأبيض في الوقت الحالي، لاسيما مع اقتراب فترة الانتخابات

وقال فاروق جعفر في حديث لبرنامج “بوكس تو بوكس”: “مشكلة الزمالك أنه لا بد أن يمتلك أفكارًا ورؤية مختلفة”، مشيرا إلى أن الاعتماد على رجل أعمال في قيادة النادي سيكون صعبًا.

وأضاف: “من الصعب الاعتماد على التبرعات، هناك الكثير من الانتقادات ضد رموز الزمالك وأبنائه الذين ضحوا كثيرًا من أجله، والآن النادي يحتاج لأولاده للنهوض سريعًا”.

إقرأ أيضا..فاروق جعفر: لا أعرف لماذا يهاجمني محمد صلاح.. ولم أحسم ترشحي لانتخابات الزمالك

وواصل تصريحاته: “كرة القدم مصدر الدخل الرئيسي للزمالك، وبعدما تراجعت أصبح النادي في أزمة لأن الأموال والرعاية تخص قطاع الكرة”.

وزاد: “عملت داخل الزمالك ولكن بدون مقابل مالي، ولم أتقاضٍ أي شيء، بل على العكس كنت أحاول المساعدة بشكل دائم لأي شخص داخل النادي، ويجب مساعدة ودعم اللاعبين نفسيا ومعنويا”.

وتابع: ” الأهلي دائمًا يترأس النادي نجوم كرة القدم، بينما في الزمالك يحاولون قتل رموز النادي ويحاولون جلب أصحاب المصالح في الانتخابات، وبدلا من الحرب الانتخابية أقول لابناء النادي عليكم أن تتحـدوا في هذه الفترة، يجب الابتعاد عن التجريح أو التقليل من اي شخص أو رمز داخل نادي الزمالك قبل الانتخابات المقبلة”.

واختتم فاروق جعفر: ” لم أحسم موقفي من المشاركة في انتخابات نادي الزمالك، وسأجلس غدا مع أيمن يونس وحسن شحاتة ونجوم الكرة للتشاور حول الأمر وما يهمني حاليا هو نادي الزمالك والذي يعيش فترة صعبة في تاريخه”.

Flu e Chapecoense ficam no empate antes da pausa para a Copa América

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Negócio ruim para os dois lados! Chapecoense e Fluminense empataram em 1 a 1, nesta quinta-feira, na Arena Condá e não alcançaram o objetivo de se afastar da zona de rebaixamento. Everaldo, para a Chape e Ganso, para o Flu fizeram os gols da partida, válida pela nona rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, última antes da parada para a Copa América.

Com o resultado, o Tricolor entra na pausa para o torneio continental, em 16º lugar, com oito pontos e é o primeiro fora do Z4, pelo saldo de gols. Os catarinenses vêm logo abaixo, em 17º, também com oito pontos. O Flu volta a campo no dia 14 de julho, quando recebe o Ceará, pelo Brasileirão. Na mesma data, a equipe de Chapecó recebe o Atlético-MG.

Início arrasador
O público ainda se acomodava na Arena Condá, quando a Chape abriu o placar, aos dois minutos e desmontou qualquer estratégia montada pelo Fluminense. Na primeira bola levantada na área por Camilo, Everaldo abriu o placar, de cabeça. Com o gol, o atacante passou a dividir a artilharia do Brasileirão com Gabigol, do Flamengo, e Eduardo Sasha, do Santos.

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VAR anula o empate
Depois do revés inicial, o Fluminense conseguiu equilibrar as ações. As jogadas ofensivas do Flu saiam muito dos pés de Caio Henrique, pela esquerda e da distribuição de jogadas de Ganso, pela direita, onde a marcação da Chape era mais frágil. O time catarinense dava poucos espaços, mas João Pedro conseguiu levar perigo algumas vezes. No final da primeira etapa o garoto de 17 anos chegou a balançar as redes ao receber na cara do gol e bater com categoria na saída de Tiepo. A revisão pelo VAR, no entanto, anulou o lance, por impedimento.

O primeiro de Ganso
Na volta do intervalo, o Tricolor manteve a alta intensidade e foi para cima da Chape. O time de Fernando Diniz rondava a área adversária e, em uma das ofensivas, Douglas colocou a mão na bola dentro da área. Após outra revisão no monitor, Ricardo Marques Ribeiro confirmou o pênalti. Ganso cobrou rasteiro no canto direito para igualar o placar e fazer o seu primeiro gol no Brasileirão.

Chape devolve pressão
O gol do Flu obrigou a Chape a voltar a buscar o jogo. Os donos da casa devolveram a pressão que sofreram no início da segunda etapa com finalizações de Arthur Gomes, Douglas e Everaldo. Agenor apareceu bem e salvou o Tricolor do pior, com grandes defesas. A resposta do Tricolor ficou difícil depois da expulsão de Allan, no fim, e o placar persistiu na Arena Condá.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CHAPECOENSE 1 x 1 FLUMINENSE

Data/Hora: 13/06/2019, às 20h (de Brasília)
Local: Arena Condá, Chapecó (SC)
Gramado: Bom
Público/Renda: 6.257 presentes/ R$ 129.090,00
Árbitro: Ricardo Marques Ribeiro (MG-FIFA) Nota L! – 5,5 – Confuso e muita demora nas decisões
Auxiliares: Guilherme Dias Camilo (MG-FIFA) e Felipe Alan Costa de Oliveira (MG)
VAR: Thiago Duarte Peixoto (SP)
Cartões amarelos: Camilo, Everaldo (CHA); Igor Julião, Allan, Ganso, Mascarenhas, Ewandro (FLU)
Cartão vermelho: Allan, 44’/2ºT (FLU)

Gols: Everaldo (2’/1ºT, 1-0), Ganso (13’/2ºT, 1-1)

CHAPECOENSE: Tiepo; Bryan, Gum, Douglas e Ernandes; Márcio Araújo, Elicarlos, Gustavo Campanharo (Aylon, 15’/2ºT), Camilo e Arthur Gomes; Everaldo. Técnico: Ney Franco

FLUMINENSE: Agenor; Igor Julião (Mascarenhas, intervalo), Nino, Yuri Lima e Caio Henrique; Allan, Daniel (Frazão, 45’/2ºT) e Ganso; Marcos Paulo, João Pedro e Brenner (Ewandro, 37’/2ºT). Técnico: Fernando Diniz

Saha, Vohra star as Kings XI go top

Kings XI Punjab were pushed to the top of the table thanks to a belligerent 91-run stand between Wriddhiman Saha and Manan Vohra

The Report by Alagappan Muthu14-May-20145:41

Huddle: Domestic players complete the Punjab side

Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsThe prospect of facing Kings XI Punjab means extensive research on Glenn Maxwell. Perhaps a few hours spent decoding David Miller. But the winning push, in Hyderabad, came from two men who fly well under the radar. Wriddhiman Saha, usually charged with steadying a top-order wobble, exploded to make 54 off 26 and Manan Vohra, who was inked into the XI for the first time this season, made 47 off 20. Sunrisers Hyderabad had amassed 205 but came in second best.The Powerplay provides a crucial opportunity when chasing a big total. Dale Steyn and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, though, aren’t the most straightforward bowlers to cart around. But that was what happened and the 86 for 1 that Saha and Vohra drove Kings XI to missed out on the overall IPL record for most runs in the first six overs by just one run.Kings XI needed the audacious foundation, though. Only 24 runs came between the 13th and 17th overs. Sunrisers managed to keep Maxwell quiet for an over and dismissed him in the next. Miller wasn’t managing his usual pace and Sunrisers’ attack is well versed in flummoxing strong batting line-ups. Steyn was enlisted with the 18th over, but his extra pace proved just what George Bailey needed to hike his team back to the top of the table.Wriddhiman Saha reached his half-century in 22 balls•BCCI

It was an unmitigated assault, and each shot carried the imprint of the dressing room’s backing. Vohra faced eight balls from Steyn and smashed 20 runs, including two thumping sixes over midwicket. Saha deposited the second ball he faced from the South African quick into the same region with consummate authority. Both players were unafraid to go aerial and were quite efficient when they did. The result was Steyn, Sunrisers best hope, recorded his worst T20 figures – 0 for 51.Sunrisers would rue not converting the opportunities they created – Bailey was absently loitering out of his crease in the 17th over, worried about a leg before appeal when Karn Sharma missed a run-out. Next ball, he hoisted a contentious chance to David Warner at long-off, but replays did not offer conclusive evidence of the catch being cleanly taken.Shikhar Dhawan was confident of his top orders’s aptitude at the toss. His concerns lay with the middle order and their ability to accelerate. Those were laid to rest courtesy a Naman Ojha-inspired bludgeoning. A strong bottom hand dominated most of his shots, so much that drives through the cover region seemed shoveled. Sunrisers have been searching for an Indian batsman to support their big-name top order and his 79 off 36 has given a strong message.He was brutal against the spinners and Sandeep Sharma’s medium pace enabled him to drive Sunrisers past the 200-mark. The 26 runs that came in the 19th over meant Sandeep’s 1 for 65 became the joint second worst figures in IPL.The early goings were markedly subdued though, with Dhawan stumbling around for form. He was leaping down the track only to find the inside edge. When he stayed deep in his crease, he couldn’t pierce the gap on the off side. The fifth over provided ample relief and more pertinently, restored Dhawan’s fluency. Sandeep’s indiscipline – he offered two free hits – was punished with a four and a six. Having succumbed to the 30s on four previous occasions, he looked set to become the first Sunrisers captain to make a half-century but a flick off the hips found short fine leg.David Warner strode in at No. 4 and ensured the foundation laid by the openers was taken advantage of. He contributed 44 to an 81-run stand for the third wicket that built a total fit to challenge most teams. But Kings XI’s batting might was ruthlessly effective.

ما حدث مع الأهلي لن يتكرر.. بطولات ينشر كواليس جلسة فيتوريا مع حازم إمام

كشف مصدر داخل اتحاد الكرة المصري، كواليس جلسة البرتغالي روي فيتوريا مع حازم إمام عضو مجلس إدارة الجبلاية والمشرف على منتخب مصر الأول عقب انتهاء معسكر سبتمبر الجاري.

وكان منتخب مصر خاض معسكرًا في فترة التوقف الدولي بشهر سبتمبر، ولعب مباراتين، الأولى أمام إثيوبيا في الجولة السادسة والأخيرة من تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا وفاز بهدف دون رد.

والمباراة الثانية كانت أمام تونس، وخسر منتخب مصر بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدف وديًا.

وقال المصدر لـ بطولات: “البرتغالي روي فيتوريا أبدى غضبًا كبيرًا لحازم إمام بعد مباراة تونس، وقال في حديثه مع حازم إمام، بأن هناك دروس مستفادة له شخصيًا من ودية تونس، وعلى رأسها الاستفادة بلاعبيه خلال فترات التوقف الدولي المقبلة وعدم التنازل عن حقوقه”.

وتابع: “فيتوريا قال إنه قدر موقف الأهلي خلال المعسكر الجاري ولم يستدعي كل اللاعبين الذين كان يرغب في ضمهم منه، إلى جانب ترك رباعي الأحمر بعد مباراة إثيوبيا، وذلك بسبب اقتراب الفريق من مباراة هامة وحاسمة أمام اتحاد العاصمة الجزائري”.

وأكمل: “فيتوريا شدد أن ذلك لن يحدث خلال المعسكرات المقبلة، وسيختار لاعبيه بناءً على وجهة نظره الفنية والاستفادة بهم في كل أيام المعسكر؛ مطالبًا اتحاد الكرة بالوقوف كحائط صد قوي للمنتخب أمام الانتقادات واعتراضات الأندية”.

وشهد معسكر سبتمبر، أزمة بين الأهلي ومنتخب مصر، بسبب رفض المارد الأحمر تواجد كل لاعبيه مع الفراعنة في المعسكر لارتباطهم بمباراة اتحاد العاصمة في كأس السوبر الإفريقي.

وكان فيتوريا قد علق على تلك الأزمة في المؤتمر الصحفي بعد مباراة تونس أمس الثلاثاء، قائلًا: “من حقي أستفيد بكل اللاعبين في أي وقت، وأحتاج أن أعمل في هدوء”.

يذكر أن منتخب مصر حسم تأهله إلي نهائيات كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023 بعدما تصدر المجموعة الرابعة برصيد 15 نقطة.

Palmeiras x Inter: 26 mil ingressos vendidos para jogo no Allianz Parque

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Já foram vendidos 26 mil ingressos para a partida entre Palmeiras e Inter, no Allianz Parque, às 21h30, na quarta-feira, válido como confronto de ida das quartas de final da Copa do Brasil. O jogo marcará a volta dos clubes a compromissos oficiais após a parada das competições durante a Copa América.

Até o último sábado, a comercialização ocorreu com exclusividade para sócios-torcedores, com prioridades de acordo com pontuação e planos de cada um, por meio do site www.avantipalmeiras.com.br. Desde então, o público em geral passou a ter acesso pelo site palmeiras.futebolcard.com.

O Verdão recebe o Inter na quarta-feira e define seu destino na Copa do Brasil no Beira-Rio, em Porto Alegre (RS), no dia 17. Entre essas partidas, enfrenta o São Paulo, no Morumbi, no dia 13, pela décima rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, no qual a equipe é líder, com cinco pontos de vantagem.

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VALORES DOS INGRESSOS

Gol Norte – R$ 100,00 [R$ 50,00 meia-entrada]
Gol Sul – R$ 150,00 [R$ 75,00 meia-entrada]
Central Leste – R$ 200,00 [R$ 100,00 meia-entrada]
Central Oeste – R$ 250,00 [R$ 125,00 meia-entrada]
Superior Norte e Sul – R$ 120,00 [R$ 60,00 meia-entrada]
Superior Leste e Oeste – R$ 130,00 [R$ 65,00 meia-entrada]
Superior Visitante – R$ 120,00 [R$ 60,00 meia-entrada]

POSTOS DE VENDA

Bilheterias do Allianz Parque (Rua Palestra Italia – Portão A) – SOMENTE DIA DO JOGO
Endereço: Rua Palestra Italia, 214
Perdizes – São Paulo/SP
CEP 05005-030
Horário de atendimento: dia 10 de julho, das 10h até o intervalo da partida
*Disponível apenas para retiradas

IMPORTANTE: as bilheterias do Portão A não realizarão venda de ingressos na data da partida, apenas retiradas das entradas compradas pela internet.

Bilheterias do Allianz Parque (Av. Francisco Matarazzo – Portão B)
Endereço: Avenida Francisco Matarazzo, 1705
Água Branca – São Paulo/SP
Horário de atendimento: dias 08 e 09 de julho, das 10h às 17h, e dia 10, das 10h até o intervalo da partida
*Disponível para venda de ingressos e retiradas

Bilheterias do Allianz Parque (Rua Padre Antônio Tomás – Portão C) – SOMENTE DIA DO JOGO
Endereço: Rua Padre Antônio Tomás
Água Branca – São Paulo/SP
Horário de atendimento: dia 10 de julho, das 10h até o intervalo da partida
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Muralitharan joins Australia coaching staff

Australia have made a dramatic move in their attempts to improve their spin credentials in Asian conditions, hiring Muttiah Muralitharan as a coaching consultant for this year’s Test series against Pakistan in the UAE

Brydon Coverdale18-Jun-20143:58

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Australia have made a dramatic move in their attempts to improve their spin credentials in Asian conditions, hiring Muttiah Muralitharan as a coaching consultant for this year’s Test series against Pakistan in the UAE. And while Muralitharan has no intention of turning Nathan Lyon into a master of the doosra, he is already helping Lyon add a carrom ball to his arsenal.The two men have been working together in Sri Lanka this week and Muralitharan said he was confident Lyon would be ready to deliver the carrom ball to Pakistan’s batsmen in the Test series in October. But the appointment of Muralitharan for the short-term role is not only about helping Lyon but also equipping Australia’s batsmen to face Saeed Ajmal and the Pakistan spinners.Australia’s most recent Test tour in Asia was their disastrous campaign in India early last year, when they lost 4-0 and struggled to handle to R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in turning conditions. The penetration of their own spinners was also a weakness throughout the tour, although it was not helped by Lyon being dropped mid-series and replaced by Glenn Maxwell and Xavier Doherty.Lyon returned for the final Test in Delhi and picked up nine wickets for the match, and since then has moved on to have 112 victims at 32.99 from his 33 Test appearances. Muralitharan said Lyon was clearly Australia’s best spin option and he expected him to be able to deliver the occasional carrom ball in the UAE this year before mastering it in years to come.”In a country like Australia, you don’t need many spinners, you need to get the right one,” Muralitharan said. “I think Nathan Lyon is the answer, for any format. He spins the ball, he is confident, he has done well and taken more than 100 wickets in Test cricket. Australia has to persevere with him and then fill the backups.”The doosra is very difficult to teach. We are trying something else, like a carrom ball … He is a finger-spinner, I am a wrist-spinner. For a wrist-spinner to change the wrist position is easy. But for a finger-spinner to change the wrist position to bowl the doosra is harder. So it would be difficult.”He’s already starting to bowl the carrom ball. So that is the easiest way for the finger-spinners to learn … I think he’ll be ready. He will bowl a few balls in the UAE and he will master it in years to come.”Muralitharan has been working not only with Lyon but also several of Australia’s emerging spinners in Sri Lanka this week, including James Muirhead and Clive Rose. But his role in the UAE will also include bowling to Australia’s batsmen in the nets in an attempt to get them accustomed to the style of Ajmal, who is the highest-ranked spinner on the ICC’s bowling rankings and will enjoy the conditions greatly.”I’m not a good batsman so I can’t give many tips to batsmen, but the thing I can do is that I’m still good enough to bowl to the batsmen,” Muralitharan said. “Myself and Ajmal are a little bit similar. We are bowling doosras and offspin, so they might learn from batting in the nets, rather than me trying to teach them. I can’t teach batting.”Muralitharan said he was confident he would have the support of the vast majority of Australian cricket fans despite his history with the country, which was dominated by his being no-balled for throwing in the 1995 Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. His relationship with Australia has improved significantly and he was one of the most popular overseas players in the BBL during his time with the Melbourne Renegades.His appointment has continued the push by coach Darren Lehmann to have specialists assist the team at strategic times, as when Shane Warne provided spin advice in South Africa this year.”Muttiah Muralitharan is a true great of the game and his involvement with the Australian team will bring enormous benefits,” Lehmann said. “He really understands the conditions we’ll face and will be able to impart a great amount of knowledge. Not only will he help guide our spinners during that tour, but he will also work with our batsmen to help them prepare to play Pakistan’s dangerous spin bowlers.”As we’ve shown in recent times we’ll bring in dedicated skill-specific coaching consultants to our support staff as and when we see fit. That means having more regular support from technical experts to help work on specific areas of performance.”Most recently we had Shane Warne join us in South Africa, and throughout the Australian summer we had a range of former Australian players around the team during the Test series to help impart specialist knowledge. This time around we are fortunate enough to have Muttiah work with us.”

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